Vidhi Doshi reports: An Indian government agency has filed a police complaint against a journalist who exposed a possible security breach in the country’s vast biometric database that contains the personal details of more than 1 billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about shrinking press freedom in India. The complaint against journalist Rachna Khaira came after she wrote…
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German Health Ministry lobbyist data theft trial begin
Two men accused of stealing data from the Federal Ministry of Health face trial in Berlin Thursday. A system administrator is alleged to have provided a pharmaceutical lobbyist with inside information. An external IT expert working for the German Health Ministry is being charged with receiving bribes from a lobbyist working for the pharmaceutical industry to spy…
More details emerge on Department of Homeland Security breach affecting more than 247,000 employees and non-employees
If you were part of a Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General investigation at some time between 2002 through 2014, DHS wants you to know that you may be a breach victim. Unfortunately, due to “technological” issues, it seems that DHS can’t directly contact you to alert you, so read on….. A few…
Anonymous Hacks Italian Speed Camera Database
TheNewspaper reports: Individuals operating under the banner of the group Anonymous remotely took control of a local police computer system in Corregio, Italy, last week. After erasing the speed camera ticket database, those responsible sent screenshots of their work to various Italian newspapers to prove that they had eliminated 40 gigabytes worth of infringement photographs…
Canadian government agrees to $17.5 million settlement of class action lawsuit over student loan privacy breach
The Canadian Press reports an update on litigation stemming from a lost or missing device with student loan data on 583,000 students. The breach occurred in 2013. The federal government will pay at least $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed after a major privacy breach involving about 583,000 student loan recipients. Firms…
UK: Two ex-police officers to be investigated over alleged data breaches during Damian Green probe
Martin Evans reports: Two former police officers who leaked details of the alleged discovery of pornographic material on the Commons computer of Damian Green have been referred to Information Commissioner. Former Assistant Commissioner, Bob Quick and former Detective Constable, Neil Lewis, will be investigated by the watchdog over alleged breaches of the data protection laws….